David Lafata

David Lafata
Personal information
Full name David Lafata
Date of birth (1981-09-18) 18 September 1981
Place of birth České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Sparta Prague
Number 21
Youth career
1989–1992 JZD Olešník
1992–1999 České Budějovice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1999–2005 České Budějovice 123 (34)
2002 → Jihlava (loan) 5 (1)
2005–2006 Skoda Xanthi 9 (0)
2006–2007 Jablonec 31 (10)
2007–2008 Austria Wien 36 (6)
2008–2012 Jablonec 130 (78)
2013– Sparta Prague 90 (56)
National team‡
1996–1997 Czech Republic U15 9 (0)
1997 Czech Republic U16 3 (0)
1998–1999 Czech Republic U17 8 (2)
1999–2000 Czech Republic U18 13 (6)
2001–2002 Czech Republic U20 6 (0)
2002–2003 Czech Republic U21 13 (3)
2006– Czech Republic 37 (8)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 March 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2014

David Lafata (born 18 September 1981) is a Czech footballer currently playing for Sparta Prague.[1]

Club career

From 1992 until 2005 Lafata played for Czech team SK České Budějovice, with a brief spell at FC Vysočina Jihlava in 2002. The striker then moved to Greek club Skoda Xanthi in July 2005, but returned to the Czech Liga in January 2006. After one year at Jablonec, Lafata was transferred to FK Austria Vienna in January 2007 from where he came back to Jablonec in the spring of 2008. For Austria, he scored a goal in a domestic cup final.[2]

In the 2010–11 season, Lafata was top scorer of the Czech First League with 19 goals.[3]

He continued his good run of form into the 2011–12 season, scoring eleven goals in the first seven games, at the end of the autumn half, he scored eighteen goals in sixteen appearances.[4] In April 2012, Lafata broke the Czech First League season scoring record, notching his 23rd goal of the season.[5] He finished season with 25 goals, being top scorer and setting new record.

In the 2012–13 season, Lafata scored 13 goals in the first 16 games, being top scorer of the league before signing for AC Sparta Prague in the winter break.[6] In March 2014 Lafata scored his 134th goal in the Czech First League, surpassing Horst Siegl as its top all-time scorer.[7]

At the start of the 2014-15 season, Lafata scored five goals in a 7-0 Champions League qualifying round win over Levadia Tallinn in the home leg in Prague.[8] Continuing his fine form in the Champions League qualifying round, Lafata scored a hat trick in an impressive 4-2 comeback victory over Malmo FF at home in Prague.[9] In the autumn of 2015, Lafata was denied his hattrick (by the Croatian referee) in Europa League match in Greece against Asteras Tripolis. He scored goal in both away and home match against Schalke 04, as Sparta progressed to knockout stages. In a spring of 2013, he scored a goal in the Round of 32 at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea.

Club statistics

As of 14 December 2015.

Source: League matches[10] European club matches[11] League matches for Austria

Club Season League Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoals
SK České Budějovice 2000-01Czech First League 110--110
2001-02Czech 2. Liga ??--??
2002-03Czech First League 268--268
2003-04Czech First League 2914--2914
2004-05Czech First League 255--255
Total 9127009127
Skoda Xanthi 2005-06Superleague Greece 900090
Total 900090
FK Jablonec 2005-06Czech First League 143--143
2006-07Czech First League 177--177
Total 3110003110
Austria Wien 2006-07Austrian Bundesliga 13100131
2007-08Austrian Bundesliga 22570295
Total 35670426
FK Jablonec 2008-09Czech First League 3010--3010
2009-10Czech First League 2711--2711
2010-11Czech First League 2919203119
2011-12Czech First League 2825433228
2012-13Czech First League 1613--1613
Total 130786313681
Sparta Praha 2012-13Czech First League 12721148
2013-14Czech First League 3016223218
2014-15Czech First League 302011134133
2015-16Czech First League 1411852216
Total 8654232110975
Career total 3821753624418199

International career

He scored two goals in a dream debut for the Czech national team in a 2–1 win against Wales on 2 September 2006. He came on as a substitute after 75 mins and scored within a minute of coming on, the second coming in the 89th minute.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 September 2006 Teplice, Czech Republic  Wales 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group D
2. 2 September 2006 Teplice, Czech Republic  Wales 2–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group D
3. 26 May 2012 Hartberg, Austria  Israel 2–1 2–1 Friendly
4. 14 November 2012 Olomouc, Czech Republic  Slovakia 1–0 3–0 Friendly
5. 14 November 2012 Olomouc, Czech Republic  Slovakia 2–0 3–0 Friendly
6. 6 February 2013 Manisa, Turkey  Turkey 1–0 2–0 Friendly
7. 11 October 2013 Ta' Qali, Malta  Malta 2–0 4–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B
8. 13 October 2014 Astana Stadium, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 2–0 4–2 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Honours

Club

Austria Wien
AC Sparta Praha

Individual

Records

References

  1. ↑ "Stats Centre: David Lafata Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
  2. ↑ http://www.austria-archiv.at/spiel.php?Spiel_ID=16263&Runde_ID=3000&Bewerb_ID=245
  3. ↑ "Lafata musí vyhrát, zněl příkaz. Díky, spoluhráči, řekl střelec ligy" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "Jak že se ta paní jmenuje? Jo, Damková, zlobil se po prohře Lafata" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "Příbram – Jablonec 4:3, Lafata má rekord, k bodům ale nepomohl" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 7 April 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "Sparta Prague signs Lafata". Miami Herald. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  7. ↑ "Nejvíc gólů v historii ligy. Může Lafatův rekord ještě někdo překonat?". Lidové noviny (in Czech). 31 March 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Lafata scores five for rampant Sparta". UEFA.com. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  9. ↑ Sparta - Malmö 4:2, český mistr prohrával, pak začal opět řádit Lafata, iDNES.cz, Retrieved 26. 7. 2014 (in Czech)
  10. ↑ "David Lafata league profile". www.idnes.cz. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "David Lafata UEFA profile". www.uefa.com. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  12. ↑ http://www.synotliga.cz/statistiky.html?status=0&season=1&club=0&game_limit=0&nationality=&age=0&order_dir=0&list_number=0&unit=1&parameter=1&order=6
  13. ↑ "Že mám rekord? Aha, divil se Lafata. Skóroval v osmém zápase za sebou" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  14. ↑ http://www.synotliga.cz/statistiky.html?unit=1&status=0&parameter=1&season=1&game_limit=0&nationality=&age=0&order=6&order_dir=0&list_number=0&club=4
  15. ↑ http://www.synotliga.cz/statistiky.html?unit=1&status=0&parameter=1&season=1&game_limit=0&nationality=&age=0&order=6&order_dir=0&list_number=0&club=3
  16. ↑ "Jsme tady proto, abychom postoupili, říká před odvetou Lafata" (in Czech). ceskatelevize.cz. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  17. ↑ "Lafata's once-in-a-lifetime Sparta bonanza". uefa.com. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2015.

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